help re poos and gas - poss TMI
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Topic: help re poos and gas - poss TMI
Posted By: Bizzy
Subject: help re poos and gas - poss TMI
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 10:07pm
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Ok ladies i need your help.
first i was constipated - took lactulose and prunes then wham, the opposite of above complaint. then nothing for two days and then the horrible grippy pains of bad gas and the need to go do no 2's then bam diarrhoea again. told the nurse today and she said prob from the voltaren so gave something else to take home... Only now i am home and i have the diarrhoea bad...it grips my guts and i have to run to the toilet only it seems to make me want to strain and i think i read somewhere that you shouldnt strain...and i know it is giving me a pain in the haemorrhoids!!! so what do i do??? i'd hate to think what a "real" bowel motion would feel like... 
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 10:14pm
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Kiwi juice, one or two glasses a day. Or kiwi crush would do as well.
I had those gut wrenching pains for a little while, normally when feeding, don't know if uterus contracting caused something in the bowels, like the cramping affecting it or whether is was just cos it was an inconvenient time for it to happen. It did settle down after 3-4 weeks. They would sometimes cause a rush to the loo but then would struggle to go (sorry tmi) and no you shouldn't strain. ------------- 
 
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Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 10:18pm
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yeah heard kiwifruit juice was good too...make sure plenty of fluids cause the hard one will hurt!!!! I burst one of my Haems last week when i had tummy bug and could not SIT all day long...
I get the painyou are talking about cause of scar tissue pressing...not much you can do if it is that exccpt drink lots of go a few times a day to clear it all out and not block up... eh gads - sorry TMI!!! 
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Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 11:09pm
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i remember those times deb...not fun at all!!!!
drink plenty of fluids defintately! go as soon as you need to and try to sit leaning forward with your legs slightly elevated.....as in up on tippy toes 
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Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 17 March 2008 at 11:10pm
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oh and yeah......do NOT strain!!! if it's not coming, leave it and try again later
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 18 March 2008 at 12:43am
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thanks guys... sounds like i can put the kids bathroom stool to good use then. and thanks for the reminder about the water... wasnt doing it so much today. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 18 March 2008 at 1:46am
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i had this too..first few days nothing and the gas pain hurt so bad..then it wouldnt come out even though i really needed it too(sorry TMI) ..and then i would have to run there to get it to come out:( for a week after i got home the hemmies didnt bother me...but now they are back and straining makes them worse....:( so glamourous..i still somtimes have a need to go and have diareoa:( for no apparent reason...mw told me they put hot towels on the gut and ti takes along time for it to get back to normal..i still kinda feel like a connection is missing somewhere:( ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 18 March 2008 at 2:47am
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i was wondering tonight if maybe i was confusing "i need to go toilet" pain with after pains. i never got after pains with the boys and am not so sure...it was your post cuppatea that made me wonder that so have posted a question in the first baby section about after pains... My body is confused and i am having real trouble reading it and feel really ripped off having haemorrhoids when i didnt even push baby out... ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 18 March 2008 at 7:41am
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Yes, having a c/s isn't the easy option that some people think it is
I've just seen the after pains thread and now realise that you meant the contracting  Sometimes they would cause a run to the loo and other times they wouldn't. I honestly can't remember if I got those horrible gut pains at any other time. The after pains themselves though were bad period like pains and in the first few days I could actually feel the contracting (and tmi, would feel a rush off blood come out), I just think that is was perhaps that contracting that was irritating an already not very happy bowel.
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 18 March 2008 at 7:46am
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i got both..after pains and stomach pains and they felt kinda similar...:(
cuppatea- i used to think that..not any freaking more:( (easy option)...esp emergency i think Bizzy...makes it even worse...I know how you feel!! ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 18 March 2008 at 9:49am
my husband said to me as they were prepping me - "and people choose this"?  ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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Posted By: jack_&_charli
Date Posted: 18 March 2008 at 10:09am
i hear ya on that one deb!!! i never had hemmies before charli, now of course they are always a problem
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Bizzy wrote:Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 18 March 2008 at 10:18am
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i am choosing it next time..even though i got to 9cm because he got in such distress and ended up 3 APGAR..so for his safety i will...but physcially i would NEVER choose it.i just didnt realise how hard it is to recover..as i only knew one person and she was up and about 2 or 3 days later with 2nd c section(but i didnt know she felt like crap all the time and had 24 hr help!!! ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: MumsyMoo
Date Posted: 18 March 2008 at 12:00pm
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METAMUCIL! It saved my freaking life I swear!
That gut pain is really a pain in the arse (no pun intended) you seriously can't figure out what's going on. I remember quite vividly (ok, so it was only 6 weeks ago) sitting on the toilet breaking out in a cold sweat cos I was in so much pain, not knowing whether my butt was going to either vomit or tear apart... That's seriously what it felt like. I also remember (and this is definately TMI) the first few motions I did manage to have were so pitiful it wasn't funny... All the pain and sufferign for a few pathetic marbles that were like tar... It was NOT a fun time at all. But seriously, Metamucil is great... It's a bit grainy to drink, but it doesn't taste too bad (just make sure you get Orange and not Original) otherwise the other option is Benefibre, which isn't grainy at all and is flavourless, so you can add it to water and it'll still taste like water. -------------  My wee girl is the love and light of my life!
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Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 18 March 2008 at 1:37pm
Welcome to the "too posh to push" section Deb  Just kidding!
yep - lots of water and fibre in your diet. Also it might pay to ask your MW or GP to check if it is hemorriods, they might be able to give you something to calm it down?!? I had the pain too and didn't have hemorriods, was told it was because the bowel gets shoved around when they are trying to get baby out so it will be extra sensitive for a while. I agree also with the pooping position Ahhh the glamour of the VIP birth  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
 
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Posted By: Shorty
Date Posted: 18 March 2008 at 5:53pm
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I so don't remember any pain other than with the wound itself!
I drank more than 10 litres of water in the first week and then another 8 in the second and managed to keep up the 8 for the next couple....so maybe water is a key? |
Posted By: mamanee
Date Posted: 18 March 2008 at 6:22pm
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I definately think that water is the key! My mum gave me some tea called Alpine Tea which is a very mild form of laxative and it's gentle and tastes ok. I honestly had the worst constipation EVER and I won't even tell you what lengths I went to to get that poo out, because it's not something anyone in here needs to read about.
Worst thing I ever did after my c/s was not listen to the doctors/midwife about making sure I didn't get constipated! |
Posted By: ShellandBella
Date Posted: 18 March 2008 at 7:17pm
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Yep, like two blondinis said, they push your bowels around whilst "in there" and that affects your bowels for a few days. I think its probably mainly gas moving around in your gut, but defnitely stick to the metamucil (or equivalent) twice a day for the next few days and LOTS of water and move around (within reason) to get things coming along. Just one of the joys of having a c/s !! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 18 March 2008 at 7:32pm
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Sorry, I know I've never had a c-sect, but I'm just having a wee giggle imagining Posh Spice with wind pains and diarrohea ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 18 March 2008 at 7:35pm
You can't get diarrohea when you don't eat  -------------
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 18 March 2008 at 7:53pm
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Good point! ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 18 March 2008 at 8:25pm
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LMAO!!! *no pun intended* ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 18 March 2008 at 9:44pm
ditto from me... in fact if i wasnt in pain i would roll on the floor!!!  ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 20 March 2008 at 2:21pm
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I had the pains and afterpains as well and there was a difference between the two. I remember in particular the first time I thought I needed to go and had about 4 visits to the loo that night - I was still in hospital and so I was paranoid about:
a) Rowan waking up and me being stuck in there b) the person in the other room wanting to use the shared toilet It took ages and the cramping made me break into a sweat just like Serenity said. And like KA said I still have days where things are just 'not right' I really think it stuffs up the bowel a lot - granted some of it was because of the Voltaren but there's definitely some other issues there. I'd say probably don't go with Kiwi Crush to get things moving if you're Bfding as it will be horribly acidic for bubs. Oh and lol at the 'too posh to push thread' - haha if it's good enough for Britney.... -------------  
 
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 20 March 2008 at 5:03pm
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bobbie..oh no..so it still happens for you..i hoped it would be fixed by then:(! yeah i dont explain things well..i know they are different and i felt different things but at the same time and both felt freaking awful and painful...thats what i meant:( ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 20 March 2008 at 9:42pm
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They hardly ever happen anymore KA - So I think they will go completely soon. I just notice every now and then that it's still not quite like it was. -------------
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Posted By: Smartmum
Date Posted: 21 March 2008 at 7:54pm
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Oh yuk i still remember that first poo and it's been 4 years!!
Eat a kiwifruit, pineapple or pawpaw before each meal to regulate things, too much of one fruit will give you dioreah (sp) but eating ANY of these 3 fruits before a meal corrects the enzymes in your tummy. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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